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What exactly does "/" before a word actually stands for?
For example I've just seen somebody using it like "/out" on a youtube video and i know for sure there are other combinations it is being used in.
Also, how do you pronounce "@" in English and what is it's meaning? That's certainly something you don't learn in school.
Sorry for asking such dumb and obvious questions for most of you guys but googling it doesn't help a lot and i didn't know where else to ask. :)

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grundig

@ = at

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Gabzilla

So, it's meaning when used on an email adress is that it points out your email "provider" right?

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grundig

yes. Like Mrjohn@google.com is MrJohnATgoogle.com

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Gabzilla

So...can you use it as a shortcut on a sentence like "I'll meet you @ the brothel!" ?

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grundig

pretty much

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Gabzilla

Thanks for clarifying that grundig :D

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Suits

If you want to be seen as a douchebag

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Gabzilla

Oh no...don't get me wrong...i never use stupid shortcuts in my writing, except maybe for the regular "I've" or "Couldn't" and those kind of stuff.
Or were you talking about the brothel?
That can't be helped. I'm sorry. :|

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Suits

No, I mean you probably shouldn't actually start using it in that way :p

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Sisyphus

The domain name, which is functionally the same difference.

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daiack

"/" before a word is used to type commands like " /ban" "/kick" , etc

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Gabzilla

I know about it's usage in commands but it seems like it's also being used in common speaking or so i think :|

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Ocean8

Basically, they're emotes.

In a chatroom, these commands are usually shortcuts that translate to a line of text or activate a function.

/wave

Ocean8 waves to everyone.

/love - (L) - <3.

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Suits

Just on the internet.. you'll see "/thread" alot for example. Which basically can be interpreted as 'end of the thread' for example after someone stated an opinion that the person thinks would end the discussion permanently. The same way other "commands" you just need to interpret.
Naturally '/out' translates to something like "I'm out"

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icedani

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_sign

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Gabzilla

Thanks for the article :)
Googling @ sign or @ meaning surely didn't help.

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icedani

I'm not sure if you are sarcastic or not, but all you had to google is " @ " and there's more info on wikipedia than you wanted to know :)

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Gabzilla

Now i feel kind of stupid.
I honestly searched for "@ sign" and "@ meaning" and the results were not helpful at all.
I'd link some print screens but I'm too lazy :|

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Jekaterina

Yo, meet me 2nite @ usual place, bring da warez
/JekOut

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Gabzilla

You mean at the brothel right?
I've good some good stuff to snort off the girls.
I'm talking about some class A flour of course. xD

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Ruaben

You speak in an ancient language that I can not understand.

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